Maa Tanuvasa is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Tanuvasa in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tanuvasa's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 25–26 | DEN | 16 | — | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | DEN | 15 | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | DEN | 14 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | DEN | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 148 | 113 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 33.0 | 62.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1246 all-time of 4,649. 18.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #209 (Rd 8) · LA · 1993 · +52.2 vs expected KV-H
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1993–1995: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25–26 | DEN | 16 | — | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 1997 | 26–27 | DEN | 15 | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12.3 |
| 1998 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15.5 |
| 1999 | 28–29 | DEN | 14 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | DEN | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 77 | 148 | 113 | 15 | 19 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 |
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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